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"The face of the operation is Briatore (referred to exclusively in the film by his colleagues and angry, chanting detractors as "Flavio"), an anthropomorphic radish who spends most of his time at QPR plotting to fire all of the managers."

At press time, Harbaugh had sent Michigan’s athletic department an envelope containing a heavily annotated seating chart, a list of the 63,000 seat views he had found unsatisfactory, and a glowing 70-page report on section 25, row 12, seat 9, which he claimed is “exactly what the great sport of football is all about.”

A guy at my work is a huge PSU fan. He is a good guy and a really hard worker. We talk football every now and then and he has told me he wants Denard to win the heisman this year. However, I haven't brought up any of the PSU issues/sanctions because I'm afraid his opinion will shock the hell out of me.

Im from PA, so naturally I have friends who are huge PSU fans. From my experience, do not bring up the PSU issues because if your co-worker has the same opinions as some of my friends, it will def shock the hell out of you and make you want to vomit.

I said something like although the program will take a hit and you may not like the sanctions; longterm it the sancitons may help people forgive the school and improve its reputation. He brought it up, so I had to think of something. Went pretty well, so if you are in the corner at the office maybe it's worth a try.

My brother is a psu alum and has stated many times that he would trade every national championship, bowl victory and whatever success they had to not have Jerry Sandusky a part of Penn State football ever.

Lumping every psu fan with the loud, obnoxious crazies that the media LOVES to give attention to is incredibly stupid.

To be fair, I only posed the question. I'm sure many (hopefully most) PSU fans would gladly take the deal. As for not taking culpability, I was referring to many fans but especially the idiots on their BoT.

Michigan's run game is so bankrupt John L. Smith wants to buy thirty shares. - Hatin' Ass Spurrier

My impression from watching local TV, listening to local radio, observing people, and talking to people is that most PSU fans are disgusted with PSU's inaction in the face of Sandusky's crimes. There were a lot fewer protests of the NCAA sanctions (in NE PA, anyway) than I expected. I lot of people are embarassed by PSU, but you don't hear about them b/c they don't post this fact online.

It cannot be easy for people who grew up viewing JoePa as we view Bo to come to grips with Paterno's indifference to pedophilia. I know it was hard for me to comprehend his inaction and I am a Michigan fan.

Hell, Germans for years refused to believe that Hitler knew about the death camps. They were positive that the killings were being done without his knowledge. This seems like sheer lunacy to us, but if you consider how much people had emotionally invested in both men it ought not surprise us to see them express incredulity at the crimes of their heroes.

I like the names being added since it makes it much easier to know who the player is without looking it up or waiting for a commentator to say it. However, I have always enjoyed Penn State, Notre Dame, etc. not having the name on the jersey because of the uniqueness of it all.

As for the ribbon, I am on the fence. It is nice to support the victims that went through such a horrible experience, but on the other hand it would be nice to be able to somewhat move on from it.

“What the mind can conceive, the mind can achieve and those who stay will be champions.” - Bo

I understand what you are saying and I agree with you. What I mean is while it is something that should always be remembered, I would hate for Penn State football to always be surrounded by that horrific event. I would not be opposed to them having the ribbon on the helmets throughout the future, but only if one day we can see PSU football in a new light that isn't shrouded by this issue.

Will it ever be? Who truly knows, but with the history of Penn State football, I just hope they are able to make a new history in the near future and not be reminded of the past.

“What the mind can conceive, the mind can achieve and those who stay will be champions.” - Bo

With all the contact that happens between football players during a game, how is a ribbon going to stay on?

I'm very interested in watching their first game of the season against Ohio U. The game comes on at noon on the 1st (great way to calm your nerves over our game with Bama later that evening.)

The Bobcats are coming off a 10 win season with, I believe, most of their starters back. I wonder if an ass kicking is inevitable by the end of the 1st quarter. I'm sure the game will be on the BTN and the announcers will probably spend more time talking about the scandal and player transfers than anything happening on the field.

"wolverinehistorian, for someone so dedicated and seemingly level headed, his grudges are monumental." ~ triangle_M

"School officials said adding the names was a way to recognize the "resolve and dedication" of the players, as the team faces a four-year bowl ban and loss of scholarships under the severe penalties handed down by the NCAA last month over the school's handling of the Sandusky scandal."

This is probably not a bad way to recognize them for sticking it out through what will be a very, very rough patch, and it will likely be the first of many progressive changes made by the program and the department perhaps meant to psychologically distance themselves from the Paterno years, I would think. Even if this is a mere prelude to redefining the program in toto, there is something to be said for loyalty to the school even in these circumstances.

"Funny isn't it, how naughty dentists always make that one fatal mistake."

So what you're saying now is penn state has to wear the equivalent of a scarlet letter? Man they're never gonna let those players forget about sexually abusing those children...oh wait, they're not the ones that did.